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  • How To Build Big Legs In A Crossfit Gym

    How To Build Big Legs In A Crossfit Gym

    Crossfit is excellent at making the average person extremely fit, very fast. Due to the unique nature of Crossfit style workouts (WODs) people shred fat and build muscle almost immediately after joining a box. It is perhaps one of the worlds best, if not the best way to get in shape in the shortest amount…

  • Rich Froning and Scott Panchik Live Open Announcement Records

    Rich Froning and Scott Panchik Live Open Announcement Records

    It has officially been announced that Crossfit legends Rich Froning and Scott Panchik will be kicking off the 2020 Crossfit season when they go head to head during Open 20.1 on October 10th. Both athletes have competed in four live Open announcements throughout the years but surprisingly never against one another. Let’s take a look…

  • Why It Has Never Been Easier To Make It To The Crossfit Games

    Why It Has Never Been Easier To Make It To The Crossfit Games

    A couple of weeks ago Crossfit coaching legend Ben Bergeron uploaded a video in which he discussed how at this time it is easier to make the Crossfit Games as a competitor than it has been for the past few years. Here are some of his points: The top 20 athletes in the worldwide Crossfit…

  • Top 10 Females Under 25 Ranked For The 2020 Crossfit Season

    Top 10 Females Under 25 Ranked For The 2020 Crossfit Season

    At the 2019 Crossfit Games there were three females aged 25 or under that finished in the top 10, six that finished in the top 20, and ten that finished in the top 30. Typically in Crossfit once you reach that level of success your momentum carries you for the next year or even couple…

  • Top Crossfit Athletes in Big Media (ESPN, CNN,…)

    Top Crossfit Athletes in Big Media (ESPN, CNN,…)

    Large news and media organizations have been slowly realizing over the past few years that Crossfit athletes truly are some of the fittest athletes on Earth, if not THE fittest. Along with this the consistent and explosive growth of the Crossfit Games over the years has definitely made some top athletes mini-celebrities. Below we listed…

  • 3 Benefits of The HyperIce Hypervolt

    3 Benefits of The HyperIce Hypervolt

    If you’re here right now that probably means you workout with enough intensity to warrant a search for something to help with muscle tightness, and you’re not looking for another foam roller. You may have heard of the Hypervolt in your gym or even briefly used it on yourself and thought “Hey, that feels good…

  • The Evolution of Team Crossfit Mayhem Through The Years

    The Evolution of Team Crossfit Mayhem Through The Years

    Some things change, some things stay the same. Team Crossfit Mayhem/Mayhem Freedom is a great example of that. It all started when team captain Rich Froning first decided to go team after winning his 4th straight individual championship the year before. Since 2015 team Mayhem has had 5 different rosters in as many years, however…

  • Here’s What Scott Panchik Would Bring To Team Crossfit Mayhem Freedom

    Here’s What Scott Panchik Would Bring To Team Crossfit Mayhem Freedom

    At the end of the 2019 Crossfit Games team Crossfit Mayhem Freedom announced that their team member Dre Strohm would not be returning for the 2020 season, which left everyone to wonder who could be the replacement. Gifting us with a hint shortly after, Rich Froning stated that the newest member of Mayhem Freedom would…

  • Noah Ohlsen Squat Volume at The 2019 Crossfit Games

    Noah Ohlsen Squat Volume at The 2019 Crossfit Games

    Crossfit athletes are no stranger to squats, in fact they probably do more squats than any other movement. There are two reasons for this: Squats are a compound movement that benefit strength, aesthetics, and health. There are many squat varieties incorporated in Crossfit: back squats, front squats, overhead squats, cleans, snatches, pistol squats, etc. The…

  • Is Strength No Longer Necessary At The Crossfit Games?

    Is Strength No Longer Necessary At The Crossfit Games?

    Strength has always been an important part of the Crossfit Games and it has often been the primary separator between the elite and the average Crossfit athlete. If you can not move the weight that is required of you in a Crossfit competition you simply can’t participate, it’s as easy as that. Even Ben Bergeron,…